Reporter the Santa Clara County Fire Department has sent 27 firefighters to the rocky fire, and they have been tasked with structure defense, protecting homes. In addition, two strike teams made of up fighters from several south bay cities including san jose have been sent to the rocky fire. Crews are launching an aggressive air attack using California National guard air tankers. Firefighters are also burning out areas ahead of the fire to help stop the flames from moving so quickly. Last night, we burned out much of the grass so that by the time the actual wildfire burns there, we have a much larger yeah irto make a stand. Our goal last night was to hold this fire below highway 20 and to the west of highway 16. We were successful at that. Reporter still, despite the efforts, the rocky fire grew 20,000 acres in just a fivehour period last night. Firefighters say they expect to see cooler temperatures moving forward, but the big problem remains tinder dry brush in that region west of sa
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Cold war. No, it is not our imagination, ladies. We are freezing at the office. The new study that shows its outdate said thermostat science from the 1960s thats to blame, and guys feeling the heat today, tuesday, august 4th, 2015. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on a tuesday, boy, what a wakep call out east. A little earlier than normal. Storms rolled through here. Lots of thunder, lightning, one shot in the big apple. Well tell you about that in a second. Our top story on this Tuesday Morning is the wildfires raging across the west. Crews pushed to the bing of exhaustion, especially in Northern California where thousands are battling the socalled rocky fire. Conditions not helping. Joe is live with the. Good morning to you. Good morning, matt. This fire has now burned 100 square miles. Right now, 13,000 people remain evacuated. Every time firefighters begin to slow it down, the flames seem to shift into something unexpected. The rocky fire
Out in hot ingham, pa, chester county, dime size hail. Currently watching the cluster south of trenton. See the thunderstorms firing up ice of philadelphia, moving pretty quickly but it is brink withing it gusts up to 40 Miles Per Hour, there is possibility still see small size hail. Torrential downpours in this little cluster of storms, so, watch for that, as you move into western burlington county. Youre going to be running into this, and we have seen actually got another tweet from somebody else saying that it is like a light show out there. Across some of these counties, so just keep that in mind. You are going get slowed down by the storms this morning slight risk actually until the storms move out of here, in terms of Severe Weather potential. And we have already had downpours, they are currently on radar gusty wind, currently occurring with those, and even, yes some small size hail as we mention reported to us from one of the eyewitness weather watchers. We lynn it to get report
Last night. So where was the front runner. And cold war. No its not our imagination ladies we are freezing at the office. The new study that shows its outdated thermostat science from the 1960s thats to blame and might just have the guys feeling the heat today, tuesday, august 4th 2014. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. If your alarm didnt wake you up this morning the lightning may have done the trick. A major storm came through. Lots of thunder and lightning. Beautiful images captured here in new york city. Well tell you more about that storm in a couple of minutes and our top story is related to the weather as well. A severe storm and second deadly tent collapse in as many days. This time during a crowded circus performance up in New Hampshire. Ron, good morning to you. Good morning to you, matt. The circus big top lies flat as a pancake t